刘大年(1915—1999)是新中国马克思主义史学的奠基人之一,是改革开放后传承和创新郭沫若、范文澜、翦伯赞、吕振羽、侯外庐“五老”所开创的马克思主义史学研究的主要代表。理解刘大年史学思想的核心以及该核心所涉及的对马克思主义指导思想的认识、对历史研究对象的归纳、对研究私有制时代历史基本方法的把握、对历史研究根本任务的确定,对于新时期发展马克思主义史学具有重要的现实意义。刘大年史学思想的核心是历史学如何成为科学,而不是历史学如何为政治服务。这一点,他当面跟我讲过。那是1997年8月底9月初在北京他的寓所,我对他进行为期一周的访谈结束时,他 Liu Dainian (1915-1999) was one of the founders of the Marxist historiography in the new China and the Marxist historiography initiated by Guo Moruo, Fan Wenlan, Ju Bozan, Lv Zhenyu and Hou Wailu and “Five Olds” after the reform and opening up The main representative. Understanding the core of Liu Dainian’s historical thought and the core’s understanding of Marxist guiding ideology; summarizing the historical research objects; grasping the basic historical methods of studying private ownership; confirming the fundamental tasks of historical research; Historical historiography has important practical significance. The core of Liu Dainian’s historical thinking is how history becomes science, not how history serves politics. At this point, he told me in person. That was his apartment in Beijing at the end of August and early September 1997, when I was interviewing him for a week.